Rich Melman
American restaurateur (born 1942)
Rich Melman (born 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder and chairman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a privately held restaurant company with more than 100 venues.2
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Born Mar 14, 1942.1
About
In 1971, Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff founded R.J. Grunts in Lincoln Park in Chicago. Melman and Orzoff continued their partnership, developing a number of restaurants, until Orzoff died in 1981. Melman continued his philosophy of "partnership" and now has 37 working partners.
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Companies
Early life and education
Melman grew up in a Jewish family in Chicago. As a child, he sold ice cream and peanuts at Chicago beaches and even sold eggs door to door. He unsuccessfully attended three different colleges. At 14, he started working for the family restaurant business. After his father rebuffed his inquiries to buy into the partnership, he struck out on his own. Persistence led him to Orzoff, who was the first businessperson to take him seriously.
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Career
Occupation: restaurateur.4
- Date not recordedFounded Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises3
Personal life
He is the father of two sons and a daughter – R.J., Jerrod, and Molly, who all work in the company. His wife is Martha.
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